An Eritrean man arrested in Sudan
and extradited to Italy on charges of running one of the largest
human trafficking gangs in Africa is the wrong man, a Palermo
court said Friday.
The man in the dock is not alleged trafficking kingpin Mered
Medhanie Yedhego but actually Medhanie Tesfamariam Bere, a
carpenter who is also involved in migrant trafficking and who
has been sentenced to five years for abetting trafficking, the
judges said.
The court ordered Bere, who has spent three years in custody
during the trial, to be released.
The case has gained international headlines.
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